What color is #6E6C4C?

#6E6C4C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6C4C?

The RGB value is 110, 108, 76: 110 red, 108 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6C4C?

The complementary color is #4C4E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6C4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6C4C color

#6E6C4C rgb(110, 108, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #6E6C4C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42.4% green and 29.8% blue (110, 108, 76).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6E6C4C color codes

HEX	`#6E6C4C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 108, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 31%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 31%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, -4.8, 18.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 18.86, 104.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.098, 14.562, 8.957)`
Decimal	`7236684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6C4C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6E6C4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6C4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6E6C4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6c4c; }
.text { color: #6e6c4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6c4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 108 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6c4c, #5f6e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6C4C?: #6E6C4C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6C4C?: The RGB value is 110, 108, 76: 110 red, 108 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6C4C?: The complementary color is #4C4E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6C4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.